Verse Comparison: Matthew 27:6
American Standard Version
And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.
Amplified® Bible
But the chief priests, picking up the pieces of silver, said, It is not legal to put these in the [consecrated] treasury, for it is the price of blood.
Contemporary English Version
The chief priests picked up the money and said, "This money was paid to have a man killed. We can't put it in the temple treasury."
Darby English Version
And the chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, It is not lawful to cast them into the Corban, since it is [the] price of blood.
Good News Bible
The chief priests picked up the coins and said, "This is blood money, and it is against our Law to put it in the Temple treasury."
International Standard Version
The high priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, "It is not lawful to put this into the temple treasury, because it is blood money."
King James Version
And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
New American Standard Bible
The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, "It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since it is the price of blood."
New International Version
The chief priests picked up the coins and said, "It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money."
New King James Version
But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, 'It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood.'
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, "We do not deem it lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since it represents the price of blood."
Young's Literal Translation
And the chief priests having taken the silverlings, said, `It is not lawful to put them to the treasury, seeing it is the price of blood;'
